Danburite included with Magnesioriebeckite (rare blue grey color)

Item Description

While these specimens are not from a new find per se, they are new mined specimens from a well known locality. These are the only BLUE Danburite crystals that I have ever seen from any locality. Truly the crystals themselves are colorless, but are included by a rare Amphibole called Magnesioriebeckite, for which this is the type locality. This specimen is a very good quality display piece. It features a relatively large (for this locality) sharp, lustrous, well formed, prismatic, gray-blue color crystal of Danburite measuring 2.1 cm with smaller Danburite crystals sitting atop a white Talc matrix. It is not common to find the Danburite crystals from this locality on matrix. An interesting historical note about this locality: Supposedly the mineral was first discovered in the tomb of a "cacique" (a native Indian chief) where they had been placed jewels to signify that he was rich. The find of these crystals was made near there.